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Tom Grech

Tom Grech

Aug 3, 2026

8:39
I'm betting that those companies, whether they're large or small, when you guys are getting together, there are things that they can learn from each other, right? I mean, just because you're a huge multinational corporation doesn't mean that the mom and pop might not have some kind of lesson for you, I would think.
8:52
There's a lot of truth to that.
8:54
So, again, right now, I'm not going to blow a lot of smoke about our county, but allow me a little bit.
9:01
So of those 3068 counties, there's about 45 billion with the B of development going on right now in Queens.
9:10
Um, that's all privately sort.
9:12
So, um, two airports, LaGuardia is done.
9:14
That was $8 billion.

16 MINS LATER

25:29
Just what are some of the things that you're looking at over the next year or two, five years? What's ahead for you guys?
0:33
Yeah, so within the course of five days, and by the way,
0:36
we don't want one.
0:36
We want both.
0:38
As the fourth largest city in America, we truly believe that Queens can handle both of these opportunities.
0:44
Within five days of each other, this last past week and a half, The Resorts World Casino project down in Jamaica by JFK Airport was unanimously approved by the six-member Community Advisory Committee.
0:56
And then a few short days later, the Metropolitan Park Casino with Hard Rock up by LaGuardia in Willis Point was also approved unanimously with a vote of six to nothing.
1:07
So we're very, very bullish on both.
1:27
I mean, is that fair to everybody else? I mean, I know you're the Chamber of Commerce of Queens, but, you know, I mean, there's other places, other boroughs.

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